
2.02 Career Path Chart Considering your interests and expectations, identify two career paths that suit your interests and abilities. Complete the chart and reflection questions based on your research of your chosen career paths. Career Information Career Path Option 1:PEDIATRICT Career Category: PRIMARY CARE Career Path Option 2: Obstetrician Career Category: DELIVERING BABIES Job description (including daily responsibilities) Pediatric nurses work with children who may not understand why they…
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Career Information Registered nurse Job description (including daily responsibilities) Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. 1. Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act Requirements for path (school,…
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U.S. Nursing Shortage For many years, a great amount of men and women of all nationalities have considered nursing as a perfect career choice and most of us, at some point or another in our lives have needed the care of a specialized nurse. However, it isn’t a secret that as rewarding as this career may be, or as necessary to the population as it has proven to be, there has been a nursing scarcity in the United States for many years now, starting to show since World War II. Studies have proven that…
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Cortni Haney Foundations of Nursing 01/14/2012 Professional Development 1. What was the professional organization you choose and why? The professional organization I chose to research was the Emergency Nursing Association (ENA). Since experiencing a traumatic and life changing event that turned my family upside down 4 years ago, I decided I wanted to find a career in nursing. More than just being a nurse, I wanted to participate in trauma care and emergency nursing. These are the kind of nurses…
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The important academic decision that will occur in the future for me will have to be going into nursing school. 1. I started of here at NC as a medical assistant because when I was in high school I took college credit classes and I went for my CNA certification. I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to go straight into the nursing field because I did not want to overwhelm myself. So, I started of here at NC as a medical assistant to receive my associates. Know that I see that I do enjoy being in the health…
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Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Picking and choosing a career path is a daunting task to some, myself included. Do I pick a career based on salary and what will be beneficial to my family? Or do I pick a career that I love, regardless of the money? These are the questions I have asked myself. After a lot of research, I have chosen the latter and have decided that my career goal is to be an occupational therapist assistant…
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while using Popsicle sticks to support their injuries. Those words my dad told me was my drive to become a nurse. As time advanced I tried to stay in the healthcare field. I worked as a certified nurse’s aide, after my third year working in the nursing home environment. I realized Direct Patient Care wasn’t for me; I started looking into my options. With my caring nature; I wanted a position where I could help patients, without dealing with blood. I thought this was going to be more challenging…
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Competency Differences between Associate Degree in Nursing and Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing There are lots of things in this world that people have dilemma over choosing between, and when it comes to education, nurses have a hard time choosing the path that they want to follow. The two degrees that many nurses have a difficulty in choosing between are the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and the Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN). One might ask, “Why should a nurse take the BSN when he…
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Introduction: Graduating high school students often have a short period of time to think about what career path they would like to have in the future. Some are pressured to follow the footsteps of their parents, some are applying for the course because it sounds easy while some are applying for the course because of the big profit that the future job can offer. According to Vince Silva (2014) an engineering student, one of the major factors that have been affecting college students to graduate…
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Did you know that one in one hundred new nurses will become a pediatric oncology nurse? Pediatric oncology nursing is a very demanding and heartwarming career. To be a pediatric oncology nurse means to be a primary care coordinator for the management of patients with cancer. A pediatric oncology nurse will assess patient needs, implementing a plan with appropriate tasks for the patient to gain progress. Not only will the pediatric oncology nurse help with the patient…
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